
Hello and welcome to my site!
I'm Mary and have been running Ardent Pilates for the past 12 years since I decided to turn my passion into my career.
I have been practising Pilates for over 30 years having been introduced to it through rehab for knee surgery. Since then it has been a huge passion of mine and a discipline that I knew worked incredibly well not only for rehab but also for general fitness.
I trained in 2012 with Joanne Cobbe of J Pilates and have been teaching both in London and in Marlow for the past 12 years.
I offer private tuition from my home studio in Lane End and use the Reformer, Tower, Wunda Chair and Barrels. I teach 6 classes a week in Marlow for small groups of 6/8 people.
Qualifications
Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates Matwork
Master certificate Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair and Barrels
Essential and Progressive Reformer Training
Pilates and The Older Adult
Pilates Barre
I have also attended the following workshops and annual J Pilates Convention along with a week long intensive Teacher Training Retreat in Sept 2023. As a teacher we never stop learning, be it through education or our actual students. I regularly keep my own practice going and often get the opportunity to be taught by some exceptional teachers globally thanks to online classes that are now widely available. I'm also a member of the J Pilates Associates which is an amazing community of teachers keen to keep upto date with all things Pilates!
Alan Herdman Pilates workshop "The Reformer, A Different Approach"
Stretch & Flexibility for Pilates workshop
The Myths and Concepts of Low Back Pain - Webinar
Advanced Anatomy - Shoulder and Neck workshop
Footwork for Pilates Clinic workshop
Demystifying the Pelvic Floor workshop
Pilates Playground workshop
